- Date
- September 5, 1970
- Place
- Whittier, AK · WHITTIER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1863GChampion 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129216
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3610 70/9/5 WHITTIER,ALAS CHAMPION 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1445 N1863G PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS WHITTIER,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- GRAVEL STREET APRX 1000FT LONG,30FT WIDE,BORDERED WITH ROCK BERMS,BOTH SIDES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1863G
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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